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South Africa lead the all-time Test series against France 38-14 with 2 draws. The two nations have met at three Rugby World Cups — 1995, 2007, and 2023 — with the Springboks winning all three. Their first Test match was played in 1913. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the game Get the real story…

South Africa lead the all-time Test series against England 40-16 with 2 draws. The Springboks have been particularly dominant at home, with England winning only a handful of times on South African soil. Their rivalry began in the 1890s through the early British Isles touring sides that visited South Africa. Share on Facebook Stay ahead…

South Africa lead the all-time Test series against Australia 57-44 with 3 draws. The two sides first met in 1933 and have been rivals in the Tri Nations and Rugby Championship ever since, with New Zealand historically dominating the latter competition. South Africa have been the more successful side overall across the full head-to-head record.…

Percy Montgomery is South Africa’s all-time leading test points scorer with 893 points from 102 appearances between 1997 and 2008. He accumulated those points through 25 tries, 153 conversions, 148 penalties, and 18 drop goals. Montgomery was the reliable boot behind South Africa’s 2007 Rugby World Cup victory and held the SA record unchallenged for…

Bryan Habana is South Africa’s all-time leading test try scorer with 67 tries in 124 appearances between 2004 and 2016. His eight tries at the 2007 Rugby World Cup remain a single-tournament record. Habana was at one point rugby’s world record try scorer and is universally regarded as one of the greatest wingers the game…

South Africa lead the all-time series against Ireland 25 wins to 13 losses with no draws. The rivalry has intensified sharply in the modern era — Ireland beat South Africa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage 13-8, though the Springboks went on to win the tournament. Share on Facebook Stay ahead of the…

Mbongeni ‘Bongi’ Mbonambi, born 13 August 1990 in KwaZulu-Natal, is South Africa’s starting hooker and a central pillar of the Springbok front row, earning approximately 65 Test caps through end of 2024. Renowned for his accuracy at the lineout throw and physical presence at scrum time, he won two Rugby World Cups with the Springboks…

RG Snyman is a South African lock standing 2.04 metres tall, renowned for his lineout dominance and power in the loose, earning approximately 35 Test caps through end of 2024 across an injury-interrupted career. He suffered a devastating ACL injury within minutes of coming on in the 2021 British and Irish Lions series — not…

Frans Steyn, born 14 March 1987, is a South African utility back who achieved the rare feat of winning two Rugby World Cups 16 years apart — as a 20-year-old in 2007 and as a veteran in 2023 — earning approximately 58 Test caps across his career. Known for one of the biggest boots in…

Rassie Erasmus is the Springbok head coach and director of rugby who engineered back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins in 2019 and 2023. A former Springbok flank, he transformed South African rugby with his innovative use of a powerful replacements bench — the so-called Bomb Squad — and a suffocating defensive structure. He is widely regarded…